The Bandy World Championship for women 2006, the second

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world championship tournament for women, was held in

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on February 13–18, 2006. The event was hosted by the

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in Roseville,

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. In the final, Sweden defeated Russia 3-1. It also marked the Canadian women's national bandy team's first international appearance.

Participating nations

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Venue

Premier tour

* ''14 February'' : Finland – Russia : 0–8 : Sweden – USA : 7–0 : Canada – Norway : 0–4 : Sweden – Russia : 7–1 : Finland – USA : 2–0 * ''15 February'' : Sweden – Norway : 8–1 : Finland – Canada : 3–1 : Russia – USA : 7–0 : Norway – Finland : 4–2 : Canada – Russia : 0–7 * ''16 February'' : Sweden – Canada : 5–0 : USA – Norway : 1–1 : Sweden – Finland : 5–0 : Russia – Norway : 1–1 : USA – Canada : 0–1

Final Tour

Match for 5th place

: USA – Canada : 2–0

Semifinals

* ''17 February'' : Russia – Norway : 2–0 : Sweden – Finland : 4–0

Match for 3rd place

* ''18 February'' : Norway – Finland : 2–1

Final

* ''18 February'' : Sweden – Russia : 3–1

References

External links

2006 Women's Bandy World Championship
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International bandy competitions hosted by the United States

Sports competitions in Minnesota